Books by Bob Emery

Called to Rebuild

   Over 2,500 years ago a Jewish remnant returned to Jerusalem after 70 years of Babylonian captivity to rebuild the house of God, which had been laid waste by Nebuchadnezzar. They faced opposition and countless challenges. Sometimes the task seemed impossible. But God never gave up. He wanted a restored Temple, a rebuilt wall, and a repopulated city where he could once again dwell among his people.

   As we read the New Testament we see glimpses of the glory of the first-century church. But even then, in the decade leading up to the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., the church had already begun to lapse into a period of decline.

   But as in every generation, God is a God of restoration. With the parallels concerning the spiritual condition at the time of the remnant and that of the church today, what better books could we turn to than the “remnant books” of Ezra and Nehemiah, along with the other related books of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi to gain insight into what God would have to say to his church today?

   Called to Rebuild examines these precious books and draws application for those who would be the spiritual descendants of that remnant in this generation,. This book is for those who have a heart to rebuild and see the church in our day become what God has always intended for it to be.

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An Evening in Ephesus, with John, the son of Zebedee

A Unique, dramatic Commentary on the Book of Revelation

   Imagine yourself in a gathering of the church in Ephesus in the first century. John, the Apostle, is in town after his release from exile on the Island of Patmos. You have some questions about a letter the church had received some years earlier that John wrote containing “the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

   At this meeting you hear John himself explain:
       Who is “the beast?”
       What is 666?
       Who is Babylon, Mother of the Harlots?
       What is the 1,000 year reign?
       What is the New Jerusalem?
       Other mysteries and events described in his letter.

   Most commentaries on the book of Revelation are heavily footnoted, slow reading and collect dust on seminary bookshelves. Others are laced with current events and quotes from contemporary newspaper articles. An Evening in Ephesus presents a complete overview of the book of Revelation and an interpretation that would easily have been understood by Christians living in the first century, to whom it was addressed. And, it reads like a novel.

   Finally, an easy-reading book that will shed light on one of the most misunderstood books in the Bible.

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